Mop wringing apparatus



Filed Aug. l1, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 31a/vento@ Speras 2L/11am;

dual/lug Oct. 18, 1932. s. cARvoUR 1,383,551

MOP WRINGING APPARATUs Filed Aug. 11, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 30 za Z4 Spemszrwar;

n 54 3% y @al Patented Oct. 18, 1932 enanas cnnvonmf on JERSEY CITY,vv NEW Jnnsnp non Warne-LNG rn/infimes Application. filed August 11, 1939.I semina. 474.54351.,

obj ectof the present.y inventiony to provide a,- Slrpley and-:effective Wringingme- @haaien thatnll relivetheo'peratrof the i lo embodiment of the invention, a portion beingy shown in section.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the opposite side.

Figure 3 is a top plan vievv.`

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Figure 1. I

Figure 5 is a sectional View on the line 5-.-5 of Figure 8.

ln the form of construction shown, a con- Zo tainer for the cleansing fluid is kemployed that is preferably rectangular in cross section, being provided With upright side Walls 6 and a bottom 7. A pair of Wringer rolls 8 and 9y are employed that are preferably of longitudinally ribbed formation and mayV be of metal or other material.

One of these rolls 8 is positively rotated, and to this end it isv mounted on a shaft 10 carrying a gear Wheel 11 that is located ony the outer side of the container. A stub shaft or spindle 12, fixed to the side yof the container, has ournale'd thereon a driving member 13 Which includes an internal 4gear 14 surroundingand in mesh With the gear Wheel 11. The outer Wall 15 of this driving member carries a hub 16 journaled on the spindle 12 and the gear is preferably kprovided with an inturned flange 17 located at the inner side of the gear Wheel 11, and serving to prevent any displacement betvveen the gears.

The peripheryof the driving member 13 is formed with ratchet teeth 18, and ournaled on the outer or free end portion of the spindle 12, is a crank arm 19 carrying a suitablepavvl 20 that meshes with the teeth'18. This paWl may be of any desired character. The crank arm 19 has an oscillatory movement, and is provided at its free end 'With an outstanding treadle 21. A. spring 22, mounted onthe spindle 12 and operating on the crank arm 19, thereby (1i-Wing up the 'mp' Wit serves to yreturn said armafter its operatiom The roller 9, that cooperateslwiththe roller SisjQurnaled on the cross bar :23.Eof ayoke lhaving side arms 24. This yokeswings o'vvn- Wardly, into. y,the container is journaled byfhaving the said side arms: outturned, shown at 25 to form pint-les thaliare, rotatably mounted in yeyesi26 formed en ,the npperiends 'of springrods 27. c The saidl rods are located vertically onine outer sides ofthe container, lhavin,their intermediate portions passing throng clips r28"secured thereto, andtheir lower: endsixed at. 29. One M1124, which, iSShQimQILEg: ure 2, hasrits rear: end connecteditoaispring 3Q `that. serves `to dravv theyokeupwardly and "cause .the roller 9 yto cooperate :with ,the roller 8. TheI other var1ru24, fshowniiniFig ure liehas its end24t turnedintheeppesite direction, i.fe.,` towardsthe mechanismfeas A t shown in Figure 3and,serves,aslagfootpiece to depress the roll 9 in, order toinsentfthe mopbetvveen: the .tvv-o rollsf The movement ofthe roller 9 toward. and from. tlieroller .8,5 due to Athe interposition: ofx a. mop fand. its

varied. thickness, is'permittedl b AIeansl'of the` spring rods27:r The upvvargmdvement ofthe yoke and? consequently.'ofthe, flli' 9 `is limitedby intur'ned'stop ,lugs 31d.'k These may, beforrned the inturnedportiqnsiof the marginal. Iod` or Wire 32: that fis: in the rim `33 offth'eV container, 'Ehis'.r qd, or Wire at these lugs yhas upward turnsf: and

Y then extends across andzfabove. the rollers forming. guards thataprevent Y the `'mop ecoming entangled, in the ,heanings lof'therolls.l Y i* 'Y 'A In, using the I device the .mop is placed; tweenfthe rollers, v the roller` 9.'eal sily.V swing; ing dovvnward;l to .permitV 'its`A introduction lQymeaIisL of the.'fotizpiecev men Viiis desired` to Wring the mop, itfpisqnlyoneeesg saryE for the operator toplaceh isfootlr upon the treadle 21 and press.A dovvnvvardly,4 'llli'e paivl 20, operating ontheratchetteethrl18, will turn the drivingj gear member, thereb" rotating the pinion orr gear., wheel 11', inn adi;-

rectionto causethe side ofthe roller,"L

is adjacent the roller:v 9, to move upwardly,

out the necessity of pulling on the same. As already indicated, the spring rods 27 permit the roller 9 to move away from and urge it toward the roller 8, so that all portions of the mop will also be properly pressed against by the rollers during this upward movement. The repeated operations of the treadle will cause the mop to be drawn upwardly only by the rollers, the gear ratio being such that but one or two movements of the treadle will ordinarily be necessary.

In order that the container may be moved about freely and also to prevent any danger of its overturning, it preferably has runners 34a secured to its lower side. These runners may be angle irons in which the lower ends of the rods 27 are engaged, and it will be noted that said runners extend, as ilt lustrated'at 35a, beyond the side of the coni tainer adjacent to which the operating mechanism is located. These runners therefore constitute sliders that permit the easy movesaid wall, and a pawl carried by said arm and operating on the ratchet teeth to turn the driving member when the foot treadle is depressed alongside said wall.

4. A wringei comprising a container having a side wall, a wringer roll journaled on the container and having a gear, a rotatable driving member journaled on one side of the container and having an internal gear operating on the gear of the wringer roll to rotate it, said driving member having a peripheral set of ratchet teeth, and an oscillatory crank arm that projects beyond the side wall of the Container and has a foot treadle on its projecting arm that is movable downwardly alongside said wall, and a pawl carried by said arm and operating on the ratchet teeth to turn the driving member when the foot treadle is depressed alongside said wall.

In testimony whereof, I aiX mysignature.

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ment of the container over the iioor from v tion may be resorted to without departing y from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages Vof the invention.

What claim, is: 1. A wringer including wringer rolls, a

. gear on one roll, a rotatable driving member having internal gear teeth operating the roll gear and having peripheral ratchet teeth, and an oscillatory treadle having a pawl operating on the ratchet teeth.

2. A container that has angularly disposed side walls, a wringer roll journaled Y yon the container, means for rotating said roll,

asubstantially U-shaped yoke having a cross Y bar, a second wringing roll ournaled on the cross bar, spring arms on the container in which-the side arms of the yoke are jour- Y naled, said'arms urging the second roll into coac'tion with therfirst roll, and a spring operating on the yoke to normally hold the roll elevatedY but permit its being depressed.

, 3. A wringer Comprising a container having aside wall, a wringer roll journaled on the container and having a gear, a rotatable driving member journaled on one side of the container and operating on the gear to rotate it, said driving member having ratchet teeth, and an oscillatory crank arm that projects beyond the side wall of the container Yand has a'foot treadle on its projecting yarm thatV is movable downwardly alongside ico 

